Chapter 1 Introduction

1.2 Securing the WRE2205

Do the following things regularly to make the WRE2205 more secure and to manage the WRE2205 more effectively.

•Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

•Write down the password and put it in a safe place.

•Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset the WRE2205 to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the WRE2205. You could simply restore your last configuration.

1.3Front Panel

Figure 2 Front Panel

LEDs

Ethernet Port

WPS Button

Power Switch

The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button.

Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button

LED

STATUS

DESCRIPTION

Signal Strength

On

Signal strength 50-100%

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Signal strength 25-50%

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Signal strength <25%

 

rapidly

 

 

 

 

 

Off

No signal detected, disconnected or the LED is turned off in the firmware.

 

 

 

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